,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #i1 #bjba,mr4     
,casey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a ,national      
,te*nical ,assi/ance ,c5t] on           
,gr&families & ,k9%ip ,families  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,gr&families ,te*nical ,assi/ance ,c5t] 
,act4  #b4 ,national ,te*nical          
,assi/ance ,c5t] on ,gr&families &      
,k9%ip ,families  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9       
addition to am\nts o!rwise available1   
!re is appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,adm9i/ration =        
,community ,liv+1 out ( any money 9 !   
,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1        
#aj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjba1 to rema9
 available ?r\gh ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbe1  
to e/abli%1 directly or ?r\gh grants or 
contracts1 a ,national ,te*nical        
,assi/ance ,c5t] on ,gr&families &      

,k9%ip ,families 79 ?is section ref]r$  
to z ! ,c5t]7 to provide tra9+1 te*nical
 assi/ance1 & res\rces = gov]nm5t       
programs1 nonpr(it & o!r community-bas$ 
organizations1 & ,indian ,tribes1       
,tribal organizations1 & urban ,indian  
organizations1 t s]ve gr&families &     
k9%ip families to support ! heal? &     
well-be+ ( memb]s ( gr&families & k9%ip 
families1 includ+ c>egiv]s1 *ildr51 & _!
 p>5ts4 ,! ,c5t] %all focus prim>ily on 
s]v+ gr&families & k9%ip families 9 :i* 
! prim>y c>egiv] is an adult age #ee or 
old]1 or ! *ild has "o or m             
disabilities4  7b7 ,activities ( ! ,c5t]
 ,! ,c5t] %all-- 7#a7 engage exp]ts to  
/imulate ! developm5t ( new & id5tify   
exi/+ evid5ce-bas$1 evid5ce-in=m$1 &    
exempl>y practices or programs relat$ to
 heal? promotion 7includ+ m5tal heal? & 
sub/ance use disord] treatm5t71         
education1 nutrition1 h\s+1 f9ancial    
ne$s1 legal issues1 disability          
self-det]m9ation1 c>egiv] support1 & o!r
 issues to help s]ve c>egiv]s1 *ildr51 &

 _! p>5ts 9 gr&families & k9%ip         
families2  7#b7 enc\rage & support !    
implem5tation ( ! evid5ce-bas$1         
evid5ce-in=m$1 & exempl>y practices or  
programs id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 to   
support gr&families & k9%ip families &  
to promote coord9ation ( s]vices =      
gr&families & k9%ip families across     
sy/ems t support !m2  7#c7 facilitate   
le>n+ across ,/ates1 t]ritories1 ,indian
 ,tribes1 ,tribal organizations1 & urban
 ,indian organizations = provid+        
te*nical assi/ance1 res\rces1 & tra9+   
relat$ to issues describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a7 to individuals & entities across   
sy/ems t directly "w ) gr&families &    
k9%ip families2  7#d7 help gov]nm5t     
programs1 nonpr(it & o!r community-bas$ 
organizations1 & ,indian ,tribes1       
,tribal organizations1 & urban ,indian  
organizations1 s]v+ gr&families & k9%ip 
families1 to plan & coord9ate responses 
to assi/ gr&families & k9%ip families   
dur+ national1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1          
t]ritorial1 & local em]g5cies & disa/]s2

 &  7#e7 assi/ gov]nm5t programs1 &     
nonpr(it & o!r community-bas$           
organizations1 9 promot+ equity &       
implem5t+ culturally & l+ui/ically      
appropriate approa*es z ! programs &    
organizations s]ve gr&families & k9%ip  
families4